WILD WEATHER.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 41, 17 January 1938, Page 7

WILD WEATHER.

ENGLISH EXPERIENCE. SHIPPING BUFFETED. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, Jan. 15. Exceptionally wild weather was experienced in southern England during the night, and in the English Channel a gale, which is now moderating, is reported to have reached at times a velocity of 80 miles an hour. Shipping received a severe buffeting, and small craft were driven to shelter. The promenades at resorts on the south-east coat were awash. The gale delayed the departure from Devonport of the aircraft-carrier Glorious and tho battleship Revenge. There was a temporary suspension through flooding of omnibus and rail services at Golgelly and Barmouth in Wales. The Tenby life-boat effected th« rescue of eight of the crew of nine of the small steamer Fermanagh, who burned their bedding to call assistance when the vessel, whose master is missing, was in difficulties off the Pembroke cosat. CASUALTIES AT SEA SKIPPER SWEPT OVERBOARD. LONDON, Jan. 16. Casualties during the severe storm in the English Channel include the captain and mate of a costal steamer who were swept off the bridge by a huge wave, and also the skipper of a 300ton vessel who disappeared after leaping into a boat to assist to rescue the remainder of the crew. A Methodist clergyman was killed at Downess when the gale blew an hotel roof into the street where he was standing, i DAMAGE TcTTrOMENADE. HOUSE WASHED AWAY. Received January 17, 10.30 a.m. LONDON. Jan. 16. The storm which swept southern England caused £20,000 worth of dam- g age to the promenade at Aberystwyth. Where the houses previously were separated from the sea by a road they now stand on the edge of a cliff. One house was washed away. A woman,'aged 80 and her two daughters were rescued from the wreckage.